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A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.
A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.
We do it soon enough, if that we do be well.
We do it soon enough, if that we do be well.
Fancy the Gracchi complaining of treason!
Fancy the Gracchi complaining of treason!
The price never stood in the way of her inclination.
The price never stood in the way of her inclination.
Every mile is two in winter.
Every mile is two in winter.
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.
A great fortune enslaves its owner.
A great fortune enslaves its owner.
A woman's general. What should we fear?
A woman's general. What should we fear?
He who is first in time has the prior right.
He who is first in time has the prior right.
